Top 100 appearances

For longest durations in the programme, see Longest running characters.

This page details the top 100 appearances by character in the programme's history, up to Episode 11359/60 (9th September 2024).

Note: '#' in the "Year of Departure" column indicates that the character is still current.

-	Character	Year of debut	Year of departure	Number of appearances
1	Ken Barlow	1960	#	4866
2	Gail Rodwell	1974	#	4581
3	Rita Tanner	1964	#	3955
4	Sally Metcalfe	1986	#	3804
5	Steve McDonald	1989	#	3710
6	Kevin Webster	1983	#	3506
7	Audrey Roberts	1979	#	3404
8	Deirdre Barlow	1972	2014	3346
9	Emily Bishop	1961	2019	3303
10	David Platt	1990	#	3009
11	Roy Cropper	1995	#	2743
12	Leanne Battersby	1997	#	2734
12	Betty Williams	1969	2011	2734
14	Sarah Platt	1987	#	2616
15	Tyrone Dobbs	1998	#	2589
16	Nick Tilsley	1981	#	2565
17	Tracy McDonald	1977	#	2550
18	Fiz Dobbs	2001	#	2457
19	Liz McDonald	1989	2020	2420
20	Eileen Grimshaw	2000	#	2365
21	Mike Baldwin	1976	2006	2350
22	Vera Duckworth	1974	2010	2275
23	Maria Connor	2000	#	2119
24	Jack Duckworth	1979	2010	2093
25	Sean Tully	2003	#	2073
26	Dev Alahan	1999	#	2026
27	Carla Connor	2006	#	2014
28	Bet Lynch	1966	2003	1978
29	Peter Barlow	1965	2023	1911
30	Mavis Wilton	1971	1997	1788
31	Alf Roberts	1961	1999	1780
32	Len Fairclough	1961	1983	1764
33	Annie Walker	1960	1983	1723
34	Kirk Sutherland	2000	#	1675
35	Michelle Connor	2006	2019	1665
36	Norris Cole	1994	2020	1654
37	Martin Platt	1985	2018	1645
38	Hilda Ogden	1964	1987	1614
39	Elsie Tanner	1960	1984	1606
40	Sophie Webster	1994	2019	1566
41	Curly Watts	1983	2003	1563
42	Janice Battersby	1997	2011	1557
43	Chesney Winter-Brown	2003	#	1525
44	Jason Grimshaw	2000	2016	1509
45	Hayley Cropper	1998	2014	1447
46	Gary Windass	2008	#	1438
47	Toyah Habeeb	1997	#	1425
48	Rosie Webster	1990	2018	1365
49	Jenny Connor	1986	#	1309
50	Albert Tatlock	1960	1984	1304
51	Ashley Peacock	1995	2010	1274
52	Tim Metcalfe	2013	#	1228
53	Stan Ogden	1964	1984	1226
54	Todd Grimshaw	2001	#	1192
55	Jim McDonald	1989	2018	1168
56	Ivy Brennan	1971	1994	1167
57	Ena Sharples	1960	1980	1136
58	Alma Halliwell	1981	2001	1135
59	Amy Barlow	2004	#	1124
60	Daniel Osbourne	1995	#	1066
61	Fred Elliott	1994	2006	1065
62	Mary Taylor	2008	#	1062
63	Anna Windass	2008	2018	1059
64	Adam Barlow	2001	#	1048
65	Les Battersby-Brown	1997	2007	1022
66	Beth Sutherland	2011	2024	988
67	Minnie Caldwell	1960	1976	987
68	Bethany Platt	2000	#	983
69	Percy Sugden	1983	1997	982
70	Lloyd Mullaney	2005	2015	954
71	Billy Mayhew	2014	#	936
72	Simon Barlow	2003	2024	931
73	Alya Nazir	2014	#	893
74	Gemma Winter-Brown	2014	#	884
75	Ryan Connor	2006	#	881
76	Tina McIntyre	2008	2014	870
77	Alec Gilroy	1972	1998	850
78	Izzy Armstrong	2010	#	844
78	Blanche Hunt	1974	2009	844
80	Max Turner	2010	#	799
81	Ray Langton	1966	2005	798
82	Yasmeen Metcalfe	2014	#	797
83	Jack Walker	1960	1970	793
84	Eva Price	2011	2018	785
85	Des Barnes	1990	1998	772
86	Shona Platt	2016	#	770
87	Shelley Unwin	2001	2006	763
88	Faye Windass	2011	2023	759
89	Sunita Alahan	2001	2013	757
90	Lucille Hewitt	1960	1974	744
91	Don Brennan	1987	1997	735
92	Craig Tinker	2011	#	734
93	Derek Wilton	1976	1997	726
94	Becky McDonald	2005	2012	709
95	Dennis Tanner	1960	2014	677
96	Claire Peacock	2003	2011	673
97	Julie Carp	2008	2015	670
98	Maxine Peacock	1995	2003	662
99	Abi Webster	2017	#	657
100	Jerry Booth	1962	1975	651